Police Officer; Part-Time

Our employees uphold and promote the mission, vision, and core values of the City of Jacksonville Beach. To be successful, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the job and demonstrate a strong desire to be a part of our EPIC Team:

Performs intermediate protective service work involving a variety of general or support duty police assignments; does related work as required. Work is performed under the regular supervision of a Police Sergeant. Much of the work is performed under emergency conditions and frequently involves considerable personal hazard.

• Enforces all city and state codes, ordinances, laws and regulations, in order to protect life and property, prevent crime, and promote security.
• On an assigned shift, operates a patrol vehicle or walks to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons, and disturbances of law and order; responds to radio dispatches, answers calls and complaints.
• Issues citations for traffic violations, provides police escorts, directs traffic, and investigates traffic crashes.
• Performs security checks of residential, commercial, and public properties, reports unsafe conditions existing in streets or other public facilities.
• Obtains and serves warrants and makes arrests, maintains warrant and arrest records, performs prisoner security functions, assists in the preparation of trial cases, testifies in court as necessary.
• Conducts or assists with criminal investigations or surveillance; interviews complainants, victims and witnesses; performs property and evidence duties; interrogates suspects, takes photographs and fingerprints, and performs other crime scene related tasks.
• Establishes and maintains contact with reliable and confidential sources of information; conducts background investigations; maintains liaison with intelligence divisions of other agencies and works jointly on mutual problems; gathers intelligence on suspects.
• Maintains detailed and accurate logs of evidence; completes requests for laboratory analysis of evidence; maintains chain of custody.
• Initiates involuntary examinations for mental illness and provides transportation to appropriate receiving facility; conducts death notifications.
• Prepares and maintains detailed reports, records and files.
• Participates in a variety of in-service training programs.
• May be assigned to special duties or other temporary assignments; assists other agencies under mutual aid agreements.
• Performs related tasks as required.

A high school diploma or equivalent.

A driver’s license valid in the State of Florida. Must meet and maintain all department and State training and education requirements and pass a departmental physical abilities test.

• Thorough knowledge of the rules, regulations, methods, practices and procedures of the Police Department.
• General knowledge of pertinent Federal and State laws and municipal ordinances.
• Thorough knowledge of the geography of the City and location of important buildings.
• Skill in the use of firearms and the operation of a motor vehicle.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to organize and prepare concise comprehensive reports.
• Ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances.
• Ability to analyze evidence.
• Ability to question and interview skillfully.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, other law enforcement officials, and the general public.

The work is light work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force…